The pineapple fruit sold at the local markets in Spain
is Smooth Cayenne cultivar of tropical origin (Ivory
Coast mainly). During the past few years, pineapple
fruit culture was introduced in one of the Canary
Islands (Hierro, Spain), because it is very windy and
presented problems for banana plant growth. Some
different cultivars were tried, but nowadays only cv.
Red Spanish is grown. The fruits are primarily for local
consumption.